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Semitic languages
The Semitic languages, previously also named Syro-Arabian languages, are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family originating in the Middle East that are spoken by more than 330 million people across much of Western Asia, North Africa and the Horn of Africa, as well as in often large immigrant and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26919 |
Sammy Sosa
Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican American former professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs. After playing for the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox, Sosa joined the Cubs in 1992 and became regard... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26920 |
Spenser (character)
Spenser—his first name is never officially revealed—until season 2 episode 16 when he introduced himself as "david spenser" to a cop sitting at the diner. spenser is a fictional character in a series of detective novels initially by the American mystery writer Robert B. Parker and later by Ace Atki... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26926 |
Sideshow
In North America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, carnival, fair, or other such attraction.
There are four main types of classic sideshow attractions:
"Working acts" often exhibited a number of stunts that could be counted on to draw crowds. These stunts used little-k... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26930 |
Sagittarius (constellation)
Sagittarius is one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for "archer", and its symbol is (Uni... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26932 |
Scorpius
Scorpius is one of the constellations of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for scorpion, and its symbol is (Unicode ♏). Scorpius is one of the 48 constellations identified by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century. It is an ancient constellation that... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26933 |
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era and one of the most popular directors and producers in film history. Spielberg started in Hollywood directing television an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26940 |
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and professor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983.
He made his directorial debut with "She's Gotta Have It" (1986). He has since writt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26941 |
Spike Jonze
Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze (pronounced as the common Welsh name "Jones"), is an American filmmaker, photographer, and actor, whose work includes film, television, music videos, and commercials.
Jonze began his career as a teenager photographing BMX riders and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26942 |
Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a remote volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, belonging to the United Kingdom. The island lies some 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) west of the coast of southwestern Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro on the South American coast. It is one of three British Overseas Territor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26945 |
Spinning (textiles)
Spinning is the twisting techniques where the fiber is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin.
The yarn issuing from the drafting rollers passes through a thread-guide, round a traveller that is free to rotate around a ring, and then onto a tube or bobbin, which is carried on a spindle, the a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26948 |
Republics of the Soviet Union
The Republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or Union Republics () were ethnically based administrative units of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). For most of its history, the USSR was a highly centralized state; the decentralization reforms during the era of "Pe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26950 |
Systemic scleroderma
Systemic scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis, is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterised by excessive production and accumulation of collagen, called fibrosis, in the skin and internal organs and by injuries to small arteries. There are two major subgroups of systemic sclerosis based on the e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26951 |
Slave narrative
The slave narrative is a type of literary genre involving the (written) autobiographical accounts of enslaved Africans, particularly in the Americas. Some six thousand such narratives are estimated to exist; about 150 narratives were published as separate books or pamphlets. In the United States during... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26952 |
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. He has publishe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26954 |
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (and in particular, no audible dialogue). In silent films for entertainment, the plot may be conveyed by the use of title cards, written indications of the plot and key dialogue lines. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is n... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26956 |
Shia Islam
Shia Islam or Shi'ism is one of the two main branches of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor and the Imam (leader) after him, most notably at the event of Ghadir Khumm, but was prevented from the caliphate as a result of the incident of Saqifah. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=26961 |
TWA Flight 800
Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York on July 17, 1996 at about 8:31 p.m. EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a scheduled international passenger flight to Rome... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30658 |
Triangulum
Triangulum is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "triangle", derived from its three brightest stars, which form a long and narrow triangle. Known to the ancient Babylonians and Greeks, Triangulum was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy. The... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30659 |
Tucana
Tucana(The Toucan) is a constellation of stars in the southern sky, named after the toucan, a South American bird. It is one of twelve constellations conceived in the late sixteenth century by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. Tucana first appeared on a c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30660 |
Triangulum Australe
Triangulum Australe is a small constellation in the far Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its name is Latin for "the southern triangle", which distinguishes it from Triangulum in the northern sky and is derived from the almost equilateral pattern of its three brightest stars. It was first depicted on ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30662 |
Telescopium
Telescopium is a minor constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, one of twelve named in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments. Its name is a Latinized form of the Greek word for telescope. Telescopium was later much red... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30664 |
Trivium
The trivium is the lower division of the seven liberal arts and comprises grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
The trivium is implicit in "De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii" ("On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury") by Martianus Capella, but the term was not used until the Carolingian Renaissance, when it was co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30666 |
Last Supper
Image:The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16.jpg|thumb|500px|alt="The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci - Clickable Image|Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art have been undertaken by artistic masters for centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci's late-1490s mural painting in Milan, Ital... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30667 |
Tunguska event
The Tunguska event was a large explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908 (NS). The explosion over the sparsely populated Eastern Siberian Taiga flattened an estimated 80 million trees over an area ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30669 |
The Terrorist (1997 film)
The Terrorist () is an Indian Tamil film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film portrays a period in the life of a 19-year-old woman, Malli (Ayesha Dharker), sent to assassinate a leader in South Asia through a suicide bombing. It stars Dharker, K. Krishna and Sonu Sisupal. Released in 1998, the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30674 |
Tool
A tool is an object used to extend the ability of an individual to modify features of the surrounding environment. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates back hundreds of millennia, have been observed using tools to make other tools. The set of tools required to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30677 |
The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as the "NYT and NYTimes") is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership. Founded in 1851, the paper has won 130 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. The "Times" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30680 |
Toho
Toho's most famous creation is Godzilla, who is featured in 32 of the company's films. Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla are described as Toho's Big Five because of the monsters' numerous appearances in all three eras of the franchise, as well as spin-offs. Toho has also been involved in th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30683 |
Tundra
In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term "tundra" comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless mountain tract". Tundra vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs, sedges and g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30684 |
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Written by Lewis, illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and originally published in London between 1950 and 1956, "The Chronicles of Narnia" has been adapted for radio, television, the stage, and film. The series is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30685 |
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the official anthem of North American baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song. The song's chorus is traditionally sung during ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30689 |
Tai chi
Tai chi (), short for T'ai chi ch'üan or Tàijí quán (), is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training, its health benefits and meditation. The term
"taiji" is a Chinese cosmological concept for the flux of yin and yang, and 'quan' means fist. Etymologically, Taijiquan is a fist sy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30690 |
Green Party of the United States
The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a federation of Green state political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory, grassroots democracy; gender equality; LGBTQ rights; anti-war... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30696 |
Triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the san... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30697 |
TNT
Trinitrotoluene (; TNT), or more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3. This yellow solid is sometimes used as a reagent in chemical synthesis, but it is best known as an explosive material with convenient handling properties. The explosive yield of TNT is consid... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30698 |
Toluene
Toluene (), also known as toluol (), is an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is a colorless, water-insoluble liquid with the smell associated with paint thinners. It is a mono-substituted benzene derivative, consisting of a CH3 group attached to a phenyl group. As such, its IUPAC systematic name is methylbenzene. Tolue... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30699 |
The Computer Contradictionary
The Computer Contradictionary is a non-fiction book by Stan Kelly-Bootle that compiles a satirical list of definitions of computer industry terms. It is an example of "cynical lexicography" in the tradition of Ambrose Bierce's "The Devil's Dictionary". Rather than offering a factual accou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30701 |
The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce is a novel by the British author C. S. Lewis, published in 1946, and based on a theological dream vision of his in which he reflects on the Christian conceptions of Heaven and Hell.
The working title was "Who Goes Home?" but the final name was changed at the publisher's insistence.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30706 |
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD, TMJD) is an umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull). The most important feature is pain, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30707 |
The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters is a Christian apologetic novel by C. S. Lewis and dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien. It is written in a satirical, epistolary style and while it is fictional in format, the plot and characters are used to address Christian theological issues, primarily those to do with temptati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30709 |
Tree of life
The tree of life is a fundamental widespread myth (mytheme) or archetype in many of the world's mythologies, religious and philosophical traditions. It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree.
The tree of knowledge, connecting to heaven and the underworld, and the tree of life, connecting a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30710 |
Tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.
Tide tables can be used for any given locale to find the predicted times and amplitude (or "tidal range"). The predictions are influenced by many fa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30718 |
Tidal force
The tidal force is a force that stretches a body towards and away from the center of mass of another body due to a gradient (difference in strength) in gravitational field from the other body; it is responsible for diverse phenomena, including tides, tidal locking, breaking apart of celestial bodies and fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30719 |
Theremin
The theremin (; originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist (performer). It is named after its inventor, Léon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928.
The instrument's cont... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30722 |
Thin client
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A thin client is a lightweight computer that has been optimized for establishing a remote connection with a server-based computing environment. The server does most of the work, which can include launching software programs, performing calculations, and storing data. This contrasts with a fat client or ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30725 |
Teleological argument
The teleological argument (from ; also known as physico-theological argument, argument from design, or intelligent design argument) is an argument for the existence of God or, more generally, for an intelligent creator based on perceived evidence of "intelligent design" in the natural world.
The... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30731 |
Tram
A tram (in North America streetcar or trolley) is a rail vehicle that runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets; some include segments of segregated right-of-way. The lines or networks operated by tramcars are called tramways. Historically the term electric street railways was also used in the United Stat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30733 |
The Book of the Law
Liber AL vel Legis (), commonly known as The Book of the Law, is the central sacred text of Thelema, allegedly written down from dictation mostly by Aleister Crowley, although his wife Rose Edith Crowley is also known to have written two phrases into the manuscript of the Book after its dictation. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30736 |
Classical unities
The classical unities, Aristotelian unities, or three unities represent a prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy that was introduced in Italy in the 16th century and was influential for three centuries. The three unities are:
In 1514, author and critic Gian Giorgio Trissino introduced the concept ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30740 |
Tlāloc
Tlaloc () is a member of the pantheon of gods in Aztec religion. As supreme god of the rain, Tlaloc is also a god of earthly fertility and of water. He was widely worshipped as a beneficent giver of life and sustenance. However, he was also feared for his ability to send hail, thunder, and lightning, and for be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30741 |
Titius–Bode law
The Titius–Bode law (sometimes termed just Bode's law) is a hypothesis that the bodies in some orbital systems, including the Sun's, orbit at semi-major axes in a function of planetary sequence. The formula suggests that, extending outward, each planet would be approximately twice as far from the Sun a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30745 |
Theory
A theory is a contemplative and rational type of abstract or generalizing thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking. The process of contemplative and rational thinking often is associated with such processes like observational study, research. Theories may either be scientific or other than s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30746 |
TRS-80
The TRS-80 Micro Computer System (TRS-80, later renamed the Model I to distinguish it from successors) is a desktop microcomputer launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their RadioShack stores. The name is an abbreviation of "Tandy/RadioShack, Z80 microprocessor". It is one of the earliest mass-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30747 |
The Balloon-Hoax
"The Balloon-Hoax" is the title used in collections and anthologies of a newspaper article written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844. Originally presented as a true story, it detailed European Monck Mason's trip across the Atlantic Ocean in only three days in a gas balloon. It was later reve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30755 |
The Pit and the Pendulum
"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual "The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843". The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30757 |
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment (also known as the Age of Reason or simply the Enlightenment) was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th centuries.
The Enlightenment emerged out of a European intellectual and scholarly movement know... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30758 |
History of Pakistan
The history of Pakistan encompasses the region of the Indus Valley, which spans the western expanse of the Indian subcontinent and the eastern Iranian plateau. The region served both as the fertile ground of a major civilization and as the gateway of South Asia to Central Asia and the Near East.
S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23362 |
Geography of Pakistan
The Geography of Pakistan () is a profound blend of landscapes varying from plains to deserts, forests, and plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the Arabian Sea in the south to the mountains of the Karakoram, Hindukush, Himalayas ranges in the north. Pakistan geologically overlaps both with... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23363 |
Demographics of Pakistan
Pakistan's estimated population in 2017 is 207,774,520 according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan. Pakistan is the world's fifth-most-populous country.
During 1950–2012, Pakistan's urban population expanded over sevenfold, while the total population increased by over fourfold. In the past, the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23364 |
Politics of Pakistan
The politics of Pakistan takes place within the framework established by the constitution. The country is a federal parliamentary republic in which provincial governments enjoy a high degree of autonomy and residuary powers. Executive power is vested with the national cabinet which is headed by th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23365 |
Economy of Pakistan
The economy of Pakistan is the 23rd largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), and 43rd largest in terms of nominal gross domestic product. Pakistan has a population of over 220 million (the world's 5th-largest), giving it a nominal GDP per capita of $1,357 in 2019, which rank... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23366 |
Telecommunications in Pakistan
Telecommunications in Pakistan describes the overall environment for the mobile telecommunications, telephone, and Internet markets in Pakistan.
In 2008 Pakistan was the world's third-fastest growing telecommunications market. Pakistan's telecom infrastructure is improving dramatically ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23367 |
Transport in Pakistan
Transport in Pakistan () is extensive and varied, and serves a population of over 191 million people. In recent years, new national highways have been built, with the addition of motorways which have improved trade and logistics within the country. Pakistan's rail network owned by Pakistan Railwa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23368 |
Pakistan Armed Forces
The Pakistan Armed Forces (, "Pākistān Musāllah Afwāj") are the military forces of Pakistan. They are the sixth largest in the world in terms of active military personnel. The armed forces comprise four main service branches – Army, Navy, Air Force and paramilitary forces and the Strategic Plans ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23369 |
Foreign relations of Pakistan
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan maintains a large diplomatic network across the world. Pakistan is the second largest Muslim-majority country in terms of population (after Indonesia) and is the only Muslim majority nation to have possession of nuclear weapons.
Pakistan's economy is inte... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23370 |
Palau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau () and historically "Belau", "Palaos" or "Pelew", is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. The country contains approximately 340 islands, and together with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia, forms the western chain of the Caroline Islands. Its... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23372 |
History of Palau
Palau was initially settled around 1000 BC.
For the first time, Palau was probably sighted by Europeans early as 1522, when the Spanish mission of the Trinidad, the flagship of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage of circumnavigation, sighted two small islands around the 5th parallel north, naming them "San J... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23373 |
Demographics of Palau
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Palau, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
About 70% of the Palauan population lives in the city of Koror... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23375 |
Politics of Palau
The politics of Palau take place in a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Palau is both head of state and head of government. Palau currently has no political parties and is a "de facto" non-partisan democracy although there is no law preventing the formation of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23376 |
Economy of Palau
The economy of Palau consists primarily of subsistence agriculture and fishing. The government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on financial assistance from the United States. The population enjoys a per capita income of more than twice that of the Philippines and much of Micro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23377 |
Telecommunications in Palau
Telephones - main lines in use:
7,300 (2012)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
17,150 (2012)
Telephone system:
"domestic:"
Palau National Communications Company
"international:"
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 1 (2002)
Rad... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23378 |
Palmyra Atoll
Palmyra Atoll () is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of Kingman Reef and north of Kiribati Line Islands), located almost due south of the Hawaiian Islands, roughly one-third of the way between Hawaii and American Samoa. The nearest continent is almost to the northeast. The atoll is , and it is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23382 |
History of Panama
The history of Panama includes the long history of the Isthmus of Panama region prior to European colonization, from Pre-Columbian cultures, through the Spanish colonial era, and eventual independence as the modern country of Panama.
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, Panama was widely settled by C... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23392 |
Demographics of Panama
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Panama, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Panama's population was people in , compared to 860,000 in 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23394 |
Economy of Panama
The economy of Panama is based mainly on the services sector, which accounts for nearly 80% of its GDP and accounts for most of its foreign income. Services include the Panama Canal, banking, commerce, the Colón Free Trade Zone, insurance, container ports, and flagship registry, medical and health an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23396 |
History of Papua New Guinea
The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can be traced to about 60,000 years ago, when people first migrated towards the Australian continent. The written history began when European navigators first sighted New Guinea in the early part of the 17th century.
Archaeological evidence indicates that... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23401 |
Geography of Papua New Guinea
The geography of Papua New Guinea describes the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, the islands of New Ireland, New Britain and Bougainville, and smaller nearby islands. Together these make up the nation of Papua New Guinea in tropical Oceania, located in the western edge of the Pac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23402 |
Demographics of Papua New Guinea
The indigenous population of Papua New Guinea is one of the most heterogeneous in the world. Papua New Guinea has several thousand separate communities, most with only a few hundred people. Divided by language, customs, and tradition, some of these communities have engaged in endemic w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23403 |
Politics of Papua New Guinea
The politics of Papua New Guinea takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic multi-party system, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government. Papua New Guinea is an independent Commonwealth realm, with the monarch serving as head of state and a governor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23404 |
Communications in Papua New Guinea
This article is about Communications in Papua New Guinea including newspapers, radio, television, and the Internet.
Papua New Guinea has two circulating newspapers:
There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitors ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23406 |
Transport in Papua New Guinea
Transport in Papua New Guinea is in many cases heavily limited by the mountainous terrain. The capital, Port Moresby, is not linked by road to any of the other major towns and many highland villages can only be reached by light aircraft or on foot.
One of the key recommendations of the 1... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23407 |
Papua New Guinea Defence Force
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Papua New Guinea. It originated from the Australian Army land forces of the territory of Papua New Guinea before independence, coming into being in January 1973 and having its anteceden... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23408 |
Paracel Islands
The Paracel Islands, also known as Xisha Islands () and Hoang Sa Archipelago (), are a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea.
The archipelago includes about 130 small coral islands and reefs, most grouped into the northeast Amphitrite Group or the western Crescent Group. They are distributed ove... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23410 |
Paraguay
Paraguay (; , ), officially the Republic of Paraguay (; ), is a country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Although it is one of only two landlocked countries in South America (the other is Bolivia), the cou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23420 |
History of Paraguay
The history of Paraguay is a result of development and interaction of varying cultures of indigenous peoples in Paraguay and overseas immigrants who together have created the modern-day Paraguay. Paraguay celebrates Independence Day on May 15, from 1811 to now.
William E. Barrett wrote: "Paraguay ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23421 |
Geography of Paraguay
Paraguay is a country in South America, bordering Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. The Paraguay River (Spanish: "Río Paraguay") divides the country into strikingly different eastern and western regions. Both the eastern region (officially called Eastern Paraguay, "Paraguay Oriental", and known as t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23422 |
Demographics of Paraguay
This article discusses the demographic features of the population of Paraguay, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Paraguay's population is distributed unevenly through t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23423 |
Politics of Paraguay
Politics of Paraguay takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic.
The National Constitution mandates a separation of powers in three branches. Executive power is exercised solely by the President. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the National ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23424 |
Economy of Paraguay
The economy of Paraguay is a market economy that is highly dependent on agriculture products. In recent years, Paraguay's economy has grown as a result of increased agricultural exports, especially soybeans. Paraguay has the economic advantages of a young population and vast hydroelectric power but... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23425 |
Telecommunications in Paraguay
Telecommunications in Paraguay are meager. Paraguay has the lowest fixed-line telephone density in South America, with 5.6 lines per 100 residents, compared with 8.7 per 100 in Bolivia, 21.9 in Brazil, and 24.9 in Argentina.
The state-owned Corporación Paraguaya de Comunicaciones (Copac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23426 |
Transport in Paraguay
Paraguay's transportation system ranges from adequate to poor, largely depending on the region of the country. The country has a network of roads, railroads, rivers, and airports, but significant infrastructure and regulation improvements are needed.
Estimates vary on the total extent of Paragua... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23427 |
Armed Forces of Paraguay
The Armed forces of Paraguay () consist of the Paraguayan army, navy (including naval aviation and marine corps) and air force.
The constitution of Paraguay establishes the president of Paraguay as the commander-in-chief.
Paraguay has compulsory military service, and all 18-year-old males an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23428 |
History of Peru
The history of Peru spans 4 millennia, extending back through several stages of cultural development in the mountain region and the lakes. Peru was home to the Norte Chico civilization, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the six oldest in the world, and to the Inca Empire, the largest a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23431 |
Geography of Peru
Peru is a country on the central western coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean. It lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere, its northernmost extreme reaching to 1.8 minutes of latitude or about south of the equator. Peru shares land borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23432 |
Demographics of Peru
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Peru, including population density, ethnicity, education level, the health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Peru is a multiethnic country, which means that it is home t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23433 |
Politics of Peru
The politics of the Republic of Peru takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Peru is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the President and the Go... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23434 |
Process philosophy
Process philosophy — also ontology of becoming, processism, or philosophy of organism — identifies metaphysical reality with change. In opposition to the classical model of change as illusory (as argued by Parmenides) or accidental (as argued by Aristotle), process philosophy regards change as the c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=24269 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded in 1881 under the name Pittsburgh Allegheny, the franchise has won five World Series... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=24270 |
Pope Sixtus III
Pope Sixtus III was the bishop of Rome from 31 July 432 to his death on 18 August 440. His ascension to the papacy is associated with a period of increased construction in the city of Rome. His feast day is celebrated by Catholics on March 28th.
Sixtus was born in Rome and before his accession he was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=24275 |
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